Northeast ECHS on lockdown due to shots heard in the area, school district says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Northeast Early College High School near U.S. 290 is on lockdown Tuesday due to shots heard in the area, according to the Austin Independent School District.
The school district said police are responding to the area. Officials are asking people to not come to the campus.
KXAN reached out to the Austin Police Department, and the agency confirmed it received a call to assist another agency at 10:43 a.m. in the 7200 block of Berkman Drive.
This is a developing story; KXAN will update this story as more information becomes available.